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Author(s): Stephen Prickett
ISBN(s): 9781932792300, 1932792309
Edition: 2nd
File Details: PDF, 4.36 MB
Year: 2005
Language: english
SKU: EB-1947008 Category: Tag:

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ISBN 10: 1932792309 
ISBN 13: 9781932792300
Author: Stephen Prickett

Far from being just children’s literature, Victorian Fantasy is an art form that flourished in opposition to the repressive social and intellectual conditions of “Victorianism.” In this fully revised and expanded edition, Stephen Prickett explores the way in which Victorian writers used non-realistic techniques–nonsense, dreams, visions, and the creation of other worlds–to extend our understanding of this world. In particular, Prickett focuses on six writers (Lear, Carroll, Kingsley, MacDonald, Kipling, and Nesbit), tracing the development of their art form, their influences on each other, and how these writers used fantasy to question the ideology of Victorian culture and society.

Victorian Fantasy 2nd Table of contents:

  • The Evolution of a Word

    • (This chapter likely traces the emergence and changing understanding of the term “fantasy” within the Victorian literary context.)

  • Christmas at Scrooge’s

    • (This chapter probably examines Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as an early and influential example of a work that uses supernatural or fantastic elements to explore social and moral themes within a Victorian setting.)

  • Dreams and Nightmares

    • (This section likely delves into the role of dreams, visions, and subconscious narratives in Victorian literature, and how they blurred the lines between reality and the fantastic.)

  • Consensus and Nonsense: Lear and Carroll

    • (This chapter focuses on the works of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, exploring how their use of nonsense literature challenged conventional logic and social norms.)

  • Adults in Allegory Land: Kingsley and Macdonald

    • (This section examines the allegorical fantasies of Charles Kingsley and George MacDonald, discussing how they used fantasy to address spiritual, moral, and social issues for an adult audience.)

  • From Bildungsroman to Death-Romance: Phantastes, Lilith, and German Romanticism

    • (This chapter delves deeper into the works of George MacDonald, particularly Phantastes and Lilith, and their connections to the German Romantic tradition, exploring themes of personal growth, spiritual journeys, and the nature of reality.)

  • Worlds Within Worlds: Kipling and Nesbit

    • (This final analytical chapter explores the fantastical narratives of Rudyard Kipling and E. Nesbit, focusing on their creation of intricate alternative realities and the imaginative scope of their work.)

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